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Nimrud NW Palace G-29 = RIMA 2.0.101.023, ex. 087 (a) (P426880)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Kalhu · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Nimrud NW Palace G-29 = RIMA 2.0.101.023, ex. 087 (a) |
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| ID | P426880 |
| Museum no. | NMS A.1956.362 (a) |
| Collection | National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Kalhu (mod. Nimrūd) |
| Coordinates | 36.1022, 43.3385 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
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| 1 | _e2-gal_ {disz}asz-szur-pab-a szid asz-szur ni-szit {d}be u {d}masz na-ra-am {d}a-nim u {d}da-gan ka-szu-usz _dingir-mesz gal-mesz_ dan-nu _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur _a_ tukul-masz _man gal_-e _man_ dan-ni _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur _a_ 1(u)-erin2-tah2 [_man gal_-e _man_ dan-ni] | Palace of Assurnasirpal (II), appointee of (the god) Assur, favorite of the gods Enlil and Ninurta, beloved of Anu and Dagan, conqueror of the great gods, mighty king, king of the world, [king of Assyria], son of Tukultī-Ninurš II, great [king], mighty [king] (who was) also king [of the world (and) king] of [Assyrian, son of Adad-nārārî II), great [ki]ng, strong king |
| 2 | _man szu2 man kur_ asz-szur-ma et,-lu qar-du sza2 ina _{gesz}tukul_-ti asz-szur _en_-szu2 _du-du_-ku-ma ina mal-ki-_mesz_ sza2 kib-rat 4(disz)-ta sza2-nin-szu2 la-a _tuku_-u2 _{lu2}sipa_ tab-ra-te | king of the world, king [of Assyria], the mighty young man, who with the support of (the god) Ashur, his lord, marched, and among the rulers of the four quarters (of the world), had no rival, the chief shepherd, |
| 3 | la a-di-ru _gesz-la2_ e-du-u2 gap-szu2 sza2 ma-hi-ra la-a _tuku_-u2 _man_ mu-szak-nisz la kan-szu-te-szu2 sza2 nap-har kisz-szat _ug3-mesz_ i-pe-lu _nita2_ dan-nu mu-kab-bi-is _gu2_ a-a-bi-szu2 | a mighty man, the one who grasps the neck of his enemies, the king who establishes no boundaries, who over all of the people ruled, the strong man who overthrows his enemies |
| 4 | da-a-isz kul-lat _kur2-mesz_ mu-pa-ri-ru ki-is,-ri mul-tar-ki _man_ sza2 ina _{gesz}tukul_-ti _dingir-mesz gal-mesz en-mesz_-szu2 _du-du_-ku-ma _kur-kur-mesz du3_-szi-na _szu_-su | all the lands, who disperses the forces of Multarki, the king who with the support of the great gods, his lords, battles, and conquered all lands |
| 5 | _kur_-ud hur-sza2-ni _du3_-szu2-nu i-pe-lu-ma bi-lat-su-nu im-hu-ru s,a-bit li-i-t,i2 sza2-kin2 li-i-te _ugu du3_-szi-na _kur-kur-mesz_ | I conquered the mountain ranges. They rebelled against me and received their tribute. I imposed upon them a requital of justice, a decree of justice over all the lands. |
| 6 | e-nu-ma asz-szur _en_ na-bu-u2 _mu_-ia mu-szar-bu-u2 _man_-ti-a _{gesz}tukul_-szu2 la pa-da-a a-na i-da-at _en_-ti-a lu-u2 it-muh _erin2 hi-a-mesz_ | When Assur, the lord who begot me, the one who made my name greater than (those of) my royal majesty, his unfavorable weapon he smote against the side of m[y] l[ord] may he pluck up troops. |
| 7 | _kur#_ lu-ul-lu-me-e _dagal-mesz_ ina qe2-reb tam-ha-ri ina _{gesz}tukul-mesz_ lu u2-szam-qit ina re-s,u-te sza2 {d}sza2-masz u {d}iszkur _dingir-mesz_ tik-li-a _erin2 hi-a-mesz_ | I annihilated the wide land of Lullumê in battle with the weapons. With the support of the gods Šamaš and Adad, the great gods, the troops |
| 8 | _kur#-kur_ na-i-ri _kur_ hab-hi _kur_ szu-ba-re-e u _kur_ ne2-reb _gin7_ {d}iszkurra-hi-s,i _ugu_-szu2-nu asz2-gu-um _man_ sza2 _ta_ e-ber-tan _{i7}hal-hal_ a-di _kur_ lab-na-na u _a-ab-ba gal_-te | the lands Naʾiri, Habḫu, Šubarû, and the land Nergal, like the god Adad-rahiṣi, I imposed upon them. The king who from the opposite bank of the Tigris River to Mount Lebanon and the Great Sea |
| 9 | _kur_ la-qe-e ana si-hir2-ti-sza2 _kur_ su-hi a-di _iri_ ra-pi-qi ana _giri3-min_-szu2 u2-szek2-ni-sza2 _ta sag_ e-ni _i7_ su-ub-na-at a-di _kur_ u2-ra-ar-t,i2 | the land Laqû in its entirety, the land Suḫu as far as the city Rapiqu to its feet I made secure. From the source of the Subnat River to the land Urarṭu |
| 10 | _szu_-su _kur_-ud _ta kur_ ne2-re-be sza2 _kur_ kir3-ru-ri a-di _kur_ gil2-za-ni _ta_ e-ber-tan _i7_ za-ba _ki-ta_a-di _iri_ du6-ba-a-ri sza2 el-la-an _kur_ za-ban | from the pass of the land Kirruri to the land Gilzanu, from the opposite bank of the Zab River to the city Dubari, which is above the land Zaban |
| 11 | _ta iri_ du6-sza2-ab-ta-a-ni a-di _iri_ du6-sza2-za-ab-da-a-ni _iri_ ki-ri-mu _iri_ ha-ru-tu _kur_ bi-ra-te sza2 _kur_ kar-du-ni-asz2 ana mi-is,-ri _kur_-a u2-ter _ta kur_ ne2-reb | from the city Til-šabtāni to the city Tasqabtani, the city Kirimu and the city Ḫarutu, the fortresses of the land Karduniash, to the border of the mountain I returned. From the mountain pass |
| 12 | sza2 _kur_ ba-bi-te a-di _kur_ hasz-mar a-na _ug3-mesz kur_-ia am-nu ina _kur-kur-mesz_ sza2 a-pe-lu-szi-na-ni _{lu2}gar_-nu-te-ia al-ta-kan ur-du-ti u2-pu-szu2 {disz}asz-szur-pab-a _nun_-u2 na-a-du pa-lih2 | of the land Babitu as far as the land Hašmar to the people of my land I counted. In the lands which I conquered, I placed my prefects (and) performed extispicy. Assurnasirpal, a prince who reveres the gods, |
| 13 | _dingir#-mesz gal-mesz_ u2-szum2-gal-lu ek-du ka-szid _iri-iri_ u hur-sza2-ni pat, gim-ri-szu2-nu _man en-mesz_-e mu-la-it, ek-s,u-te a-pi-ir sza2-lum-ma-te la-a-di-ru | the great gods, mighty warriors, conquerors of cities and mountain ranges, all of them, king of lords, who overthrows the oppressed, encircler of the insubmissive, |
| 14 | mu#-rib a-nun-te _man_ ta-na-da-te _{lu2}sipa_ s,a-lu-lu _ub-mesz_ <<u2-szum2-gal-lu ek-du ka-szid _iri-iri_ u hur-sza2-ni pat, gim-ri-szu2-nu _man en-mesz_-e mu-la-it, ek-s,u-te a-pi-ir sza2-lum-ma-te la-a-di-ru>> | who provides abundance, king of the tanātu-offerings, shepherd of the captives, warrior, conqueror of cities and mountain ranges, all of them, King of lords, who overthrows the oppressed, who makes the brightest ones shine forth, |
| 15 | _gesz-la2_ ur-sza2-nu la pa-du-u2 mu-rib a-nun-te _man_ ta-na-da-a-te _{lu2}sipa_ s,a-lu-lu _ub-mesz man_ sza2 qi-bit _ka_-szu2 usz-har-ma-t,u _kur-mesz_-e u _a-ab-ba-mesz_ sza2 ina qi-it-ru-ub _en_-ti-szu2 _man-mesz_-ni ek-du-te | a hero who is unrivaled in strength, the one who provides abundance, the king of praise, the shepherd who protects the sanctuaries of the ṣallulu-priestess, king whose command destroys mountains and seas, who by his lordly command mighty kings |
| 16 | la pa-du-te _ta_ s,i-it {d}szam-szi a-di e-reb {d}szam-szi pa-a 1(disz)-en u2-sza2-asz2-kin2 _iri_ kal-hu mah-ra-a sza2 {disz}{d}szul3-ma-nu-sag _man kur_ asz-szur _nun_ a-lik pa-ni-a _du3_-usz _iri_ szu-u2 e-na-ah-ma is,-lal _iri_ szu2-u2 | (As for) the undeveloped plot, from the rising of the Sun to the setting of the Moon I made (it) anew. The former city Kalḫu, which Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, a prince who came before me, had built, that city became dilapidated and I demolished. That city |
| 17 | ana esz-szu2-te ab-ni _ug3-mesz szu2_-ti _szu2_-ia sza2 _kur-kur-mesz_ sza2 a-pe-lu-szi-na-ni sza2 _kur_ su-hi _kur_ la-qe-e ana si-hir2-ti-sza2 _iri_ sir-qu sza2 ne2-ber-ti _{i7}a-rad kur_ za-mu-a <<mu-a>> ana pat, gim-ri-sza2 _kur_ e2-a-di-ni u _kur_ hat-te | In order to restore the people of my hands, of all the lands that I conquered, of the land Suḫu, the land Laqû, in its entirety, the city Sirqu, which is on the opposite bank of the Euphrates, (and) the land Zamua, to its full extent: the land Eadini and the land Ḫatti, |
| 18 | u sza2 {disz}lu-bar-na _kur_ pa-ti-na-a-a al-qa-a ina lib3-bi u2-sza2-as,-bit _du6_ la-be-ru lu u2-na-ki-ir a-di _ugu a-mesz_ lu u2-sza2-pil2 1(disz) me 2(u) tik-pi ina musz-pa-li lu u2-t,a-bi _e2-gal_ {gesz}e-re-<ni> _e2-gal_ {gesz}szur-min2 e2-gal_ | and that of Lubarna of the land Patina I took therein I imposed upon it. I destroyed the old fortified wall (and) made (it) as high as water. I burned with fire 1 hundred 20 tikpi of cedar, cypress, |
| 19 | {gesz}dap-ra-ni _e2-gal {gesz}taskarin-mesz e2-gal_ {gesz}mes-kan-ni _e2-gal_ {gesz}bu-ut,-ni u {gesz}tar-pi-'i a-na szu-bat _man_-ti-a ana mul-ta-a'-it _en_-ti-a sza2 da-ra-te ina lib3-bi ad-di u2-ma-am _kur-mesz_-e u _a-ab-ba-mesz_ sza2 {na4}pi-li _ku3_-e u {na4}pa-ru-te _du3_-usz ina _ka2-mesz_-sza2 | I built a palace of cypress, musukkannu-trees, meskanni-wood, ruṭû-wood and tarpīʾu-wood for my royal residence (and) for my eternal lordship therein. In the future, I built mountains and seas with precious stones and pāru-stone and placed (them) in its gates. |
| 20 | u2-sze-zi-iz u2-si-im-szi u2-szar-rih-szi si-kat2 kar-ri _zabar-mesz_ al-me-si _{gesz}ig-mesz_ {gesz}e-re-ni {gesz}szur-min2 {gesz}dap-ra-ni {gesz}mes-kan-ni ina _ka2-mesz_-sza2 u2-re-ti _ku3-babbar-mesz ku3-sig17-mesz an-na-mesz zabar-mesz an-bar-mesz szu2_-ti _szu_-ia sza2 _kur-kur-mesz_ sza2 a-pe-lu-szi-na-ni a-na ma-a'-disz al-qa-a | I installed (them) in its gates. I took silver, gold, tin, bronze, (and) bronze from the lands that I conquered for a great amount of money. |
| 21 | ina lib3-bi u2-kin2 | he established therein. |
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